Global Patent Index - EP 4188236 A1

EP 4188236 A1 20230607 - BIOMETALLIC ALLOY SURGICAL STAPLES AND METHODS

Title (en)

BIOMETALLIC ALLOY SURGICAL STAPLES AND METHODS

Title (de)

CHIRURGISCHE KLAMMERN UND VERFAHREN FÜR BIOMETALLISCHE LEGIERUNG

Title (fr)

AGRAFES CHIRURGICALES EN ALLIAGE BIOMÉTALLIQUE ET PROCÉDÉS

Publication

EP 4188236 A1 20230607 (EN)

Application

EP 21849038 A 20210729

Priority

  • US 202063057908 P 20200729
  • US 2021043743 W 20210729

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2022031310A1] A surgical staple is provided. The surgical staple includes a crown having a center portion and a foldable portion, and a pair of legs extending orthogonally from the crown and configured to puncture tissue. The crown and the pair of legs are fabricated from a biodegradable metal such that biodegradation causes the center portion to separate from the foldable portion and the pair of legs, and the foldable portion and the pair of legs are absorbable within the tissue.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); C22C 23/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/0644 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/0684 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 31/022 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 31/148 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01 - EP); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2022031310 A1 20220203; EP 4188236 A1 20230607; WO 2022026738 A1 20220203

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 202117388757 A 20210729; EP 21849038 A 20210729; US 2021043743 W 20210729